This glossary lists key terms used within the cost estimate and compensation calculation modules & reports.
Term
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Definition
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Allowances
| Assignment benefits, whether direct payments or reimbursed costs, relating to the move. Taxability is determined by domestic law. |
Assignment Term
| Assignment Term is calculated by the tax engine and displayed in the calculation detail report. |
Assignment Type
| Assignment Type is a template setting which determines the tax reliefs/concessions available in conjunction with Assignment Duration. Select from:
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Assignment Duration
| Total months during assignment period, rounded down to whole months. |
Base Compensation
| "Stay-at-home" income paid to the employee regardless of the move (e.g. base salary, bonus, pension etc.).For Grossup Only tax calculation method, this represents income the employee is responsible for paying taxes on. |
Company Source Compensation
| Equivalent of total gross income. For Equalization, Grossup Only and Gross to Net tax calculation methods, it is inclusive of grossup tax. |
Cost Estimate Calculation Detail Report
| Report detailing home, home work (frontier workers only) and host tax calculations relating to a move for the years selected. |
Cost Estimate Line Item Frontier Calculation Detail
| Report detailing all tax calculations relating to a move when Frontier Worker? Input is set to Yes. |
Cost Estimate Line Item Hypo Tax Calculation Detail
| Report detailing hypothetical tax calculations required for the calculation of subsequent line items within a cost estimate e.g. to derive net income for COLA. |
Current Year Grossup
| Recommended setting for Tax Payment Method. When selected, tax payments are assumed to be made in the year to which they relate (the current year). All tax payments made by the employer on the employee's behalf are therefore included in total income for the current year. |
Equalization
| One of four standard options available for Tax Calculation Method. Use to support tax policy approach whereby the employee receives a guaranteed net income to ensure they are no better or worse of as a result of their move. Hypothetical income and social taxes are calculated on Base Compensation (stay-at-home income), assumed to be paid by the employee. Actual (home and host) taxes, including grossup taxes, are calculated on total assignment income, and are assumed to be paid by the employer. |
Foreign Social Taxes Paid
| Actual employee social tax for the country not named in the calculation detail report page header (i.e. on Home country page, it refers to Host country and vice versa). For Equalization, Grossup Only and Gross to Net tax calculation methods, this value is inclusive of grossup tax. |
Foreign Taxes Paid
| Actual employee income tax for the country not named in the calculation detail report page header (i.e. on Home country page, it refers to Host country and vice versa). For Equalization, Grossup Only and Gross to Net tax calculation methods, this value is inclusive of grossup tax. |
Gross to Net
| One of four standard options available for Tax Calculation Method. Use to convert the Home Gross income into a Host Gross income. Equalization tax calculation method is used to calculate Hypothetical taxes on Home Gross income to arrive at Home Net income. Net assignment allowances are then added to determine the Host Net income. Lastly, grossup tax is calculated to arrive at the Host Gross income. |
Grossup Only
| Tax policy approach whereby employee is assumed to be responsible for actual (home and host) taxes on Base Compensation, while the employer is responsible for grossup taxes calculated on move-related Allowances. |
Hypo Taxes Withheld
| Total of hypothetical employee income and social taxes, calculated on Total Wages (line items mapped to Base Compensation category). |
Hypothetical Tax
| The employee income and social taxes calculated on line items mapped to Base Compensation, intended to approximate the employee's stay-at-home tax liability. For Equalization and Gross to Net tax calculation methods, it reduces Company Source Compensation. |
Long Term
| Recommended Assignment Type for assignments exceeding 12 months. Aligns to assignment policy for temporary moves to the host location. Used in conjunction with Assignment Duration to determine tax reliefs/concessions available. |
Marginal Rate
| The top federal income tax rate the employee is subject to. |
No Equalization
| Tax policy approach whereby all employee taxes (home and host) are assumed to be paid by the employee. No grossup or hypothetical taxes are calculated. |
Permanent
| Aligns to assignment policy for one-way moves from home to host location. |
Qualifies for Short Term Exemption
| Refers to whether the employee meets the criteria to qualify for host income tax exemption under Article 15/Dependent Service Clause of the relevant income tax treaty for home and host. |
Short Term with Deductions
| Aligns to assignment policy for temporary business trips to the host location with duration of less than 12 months.Line items mapped to tax input mappings listed as a Business Expense are treated as nontaxable irrespective of local tax rules. |
Short Term without Deductions
| Aligns to assignment policy for temporary business trips to the host location with duration of less than 12 months. Tax treatment of line items follows domestic legislation in conjunction with Assignment Duration to determine tax reliefs/concessions available. |
Social Security Agreement
| Refers to whether a Certificate of Coverage, A1 or equivalent exists between the Home and Host countries to allow continued contributions to Home social security and provide exemption from Host social security. |
Tax Calculation Method
| Tax policy approach, select from:
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Tax Estimator
| The tax calculator specific to each supported tax authority or sub-authority. |
Tax Policy
| Tax approach used by employer to manage employee tax liabilities relating to a move. |
Tax Payment Method
| Approach whereby calculated taxes can either be included in the year to which they relate (Current Year Grossup), or in the year following, in which they are assumed paid (One-Year Rollover). Recommended approach is to use Current Year Grossup. |
Tax With Transfer
| Term displayed on the calculation detail report for Grossup Only calculations. This is the actual tax on total income, including base compensation, plus allowances and grossup taxes relating to the move. This is compared to Tax Without Transfer to derive grossup taxes on assignment related income. |
Tax Without Transfer
| Term displayed on the calculation detail report for Grossup Only calculations. This is the actual tax on base compensation only. Displays on the hypothetical tax pages within the Cost Estimate Calculation Detail Report. This deducted from Tax With Transfer to derive grossup taxes on assignment related income. |
Taxes Paid to This Country
| Total of actual employee income and social taxes for the country named at the top of the page. For Equalization, Grossup Only and Gross to Net tax calculation methods, this value is inclusive of grossup tax. |
Wages
| Total of line items mapped to Base Compensation category, (e.g. base salary, bonus, pension etc.). |